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Example Sentences
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He put up his hands, “It’s gonna be good for you, man, trust me.”
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The problem with that approach was that neither one put enough daylight behind him.
That has put the startup’s staying power in question and at the heart of a raging debate in Silicon Valley.
Under the law, the first assistant U.S. attorney serves as acting U.S. attorney when the post is vacant, and so Habba was put back in charge of the office.
“I put my hair in a ponytail or a low bun.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.